Crytek has released two free upgrade packages for Crysis 2, updates that will boost the game’s graphical performance in both DirectX 9 and 11 modes, and introduce such features as hardware-based tessellation.

Crysis 2 players interested in the upgrade will first have to patch the game to version 1.9 (136MB), before installing the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade (545MB), and Hi-Res Texture Pack (1.65GB). The texture pack is meant for systems with a 64-bit operating system and a GPU with more than 768MB of video memory. Patch v1.9 should update automatically once you start the game while connected to the internet, otherwise you can download it from the link below.